Finnur Fridi 1452
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Finnur Fridi (FOFF) |
| Cruise identifier | 1452 |
| Cruise period | 2014-07-07 — 2014-07-15 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Port of return | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Purpose | Fisheries |
| Objectives | Assess the stock of Northeast Atlantic mackerel by swept area trawl survey method (International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas, IESSNS) in July 2014. Three parties (Iceland, Faroes and Norway) with four vessels (one research vessel and three commercial trawlers) take part in the survey, coordinated by the Working Group of International Pelagic Surveys (WGIPS) in ICES. The aim is to use the results in the assessment of mackerel by the Working Group on Widely Distributed Stocks (Blue Whiting, NEA Mackerel, horse mackerel, and Norwegian spring spawning Herring) [WGWIDE] in August 2014. |
| Chief scientist | Hoegni H Debes (Faroe Marine Research Institute) |
| Project | International Ecosystem Summer Survey in the Nordic Seas (IESSNS) |
| Coordinating body | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| NPRC |  (0.15 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Norwegian Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | Seas around Faroe Islands. 57 00N - 67 00N, 02 00E - 14 00W |
| Track charts | (0.13 MB) |
